Band, GB
Electronic, Rock and Pop
New pop act from Leicester, UK Formed in 1980 by ex-member of The Wendy Tunes Gaz Birtles and ex collaborator of Black Gorilla, John Barrow, both saxophonists. They released their first single as a duo in 1981 and then recruited synth and trumpet player Dean Sargent and keyboardist Mark O'Hara. They released six singles with a sound based heavily on the saxes, till the end of the '80s and they guested in recordings of other acts like The Apollinaires, Fun Boy Three, Norman Beaton, Worldbackwards, Musical Youth, Splashdown (3), Team 23
![]() | Kevin Bayliss |
![]() | Mark O'Hara |
![]() | Gaz Birtles sax, fl |
![]() | Dean Sargent |
![]() | John Barrow voc, sax |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Be Someone | The Swinging Laurels | 1997 | Album |
Push And Shove | The Swinging Laurels | 1989 | Single |
Zoom (Take The Test) | The Swinging Laurels | 1984 | Album |
Lonely Boy | The Swinging Laurels | 1983 | Album |
A Taste Of... | The Swinging Laurels | 1982 | Album |
Rodeo | The Swinging Laurels | 1982 | Album |
Peace Of Mind | The Swinging Laurels | 1981 | Single |